Draft Town Belt Management Plan - Wellington City Council

with a gap between Tanera Park and Macalister Park on the west side. In addition, given the
proximity of Mt Victoria to the city, and being the most visited sector of the Town Belt 20 there is as
case for reviewing the provision of areas here when the Dog Policy is next reviewed.
6.4.4 Community gardens
Community gardens allow residents to share in the creation, maintenance and rewards of
gardening. They provide food, recreation and therapeutic opportunities for a community. They can
also promote environmental awareness and provide community education.
A community garden is defined as:
A small scale low- investment neighbourhood communal gardening venture, where the
primary purpose is growing vegetables or fruit. Community gardens may have an
explicit gardening philosophy, i.e. organic growing, they may be treated as one garden
or they may allow participants with individual plots to manage them as they see fit.
(Wellington City Council Guidelines for Community Gardens, September 2009)
Community Gardens at Tanera Park
In Wellington City there are already a number of different types of community gardens and
orchards, including three on the Town Belt: the Tanera Community Gardens run by Mokai Kainga,
Island Bay & Berhampore Community Orchard Trust, and Innermost Garden in Mt Victoria run by
the Innermost Garden Trust.
The increased interest in community gardens and orchards over the past few years has resulted in
a number of applications to use Town Belt land and other urban parks and reserves. To assess
these applications and ensure a consistent approach the Council has prepared a set of guidelines
(Wellington City Council Guidelines for Community Gardens, September 2009).
Assessment of applications for use of the Town Belt for community gardens and orchards will be
according to the criteria specified in Section 9 (Rules for Use and Development)
6.4.5 Neighbourhood parks and spaces
These are smaller parks/spaces serving the local community. They may contain play equipment
and typically lie on a pedestrian/commuting route. Given the proximity of the Town Belt to inner
20 Wellington City Resident’s Usage of and Attitudes Towards the Town Belt, 2009
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